Chapter 33: Luoyang
Luo Jing traveled this time, with a luxurious mission, not counting those generals, there are dozens of officials who handle other affairs alone, and the army is quite well prepared.
As the only Luo's son who walks in the world at present, there are 200 brave warriors who are closely protected, and the selection of daring warriors is strict, and the world knows that each of them is a warrior who can ride and shoot on a horse and kill when he gets off a horse.
Not counting those auxiliary soldiers, just the soldiers, Liu Heng equipped Luojing with eight hundred palace guards, these eight hundred people were all from the northwest counties of Guanzhong, and they were skilled warriors with bows and horses.
These thousand people plus complete armor, bows and crossbows, one person and three horses, if something can happen, Liu Heng will really give a great credit to the Chehou who has just returned to Chang'an.
One man and three horses, although they were not in a hurry, just let the horses walk at a normal speed, but the speed was still very fast, and smoke and dust flew up on the straight.
The lofty mountains on one side continued to move backwards from the eyes of everyone, Luo Jing looked at the tall peaks and the swirling clouds and mist, as well as those towering ancient trees, and was a little curious about how magnificent those peaks should be if the clouds and mist dispersed.
"Childe, we have entered the Cuihan Passage, and it will be a smooth road out of here."
Luo Jing did not go out of Wuguan to Nanyang, but along the ancient road, from Hangu Pass, all the way by land through the old land of Sanjin, and then to the land of Qichu.
Luo Jing heard this: "When I get to Luoyang, I will repair it well, and by the way, I will gather some people in Luoyang, I want to ask about some things." ”
The mission traveled eastward, and soon entered Henan County, and arrived at Luoyang, where the waters of Yiluo surrounded this fertile land.
Luo Jing looked at the majestic city at the end of his gaze, and proudly said to the courtiers accompanying him: "Princes, look.
This majestic Luoyang city was built by my ancestor King Su for a thousand years, and it is still a big city in the world.
It is called Luoyang because of Luoshui, and my clan was also born because of Luoshui, and I can't help but worship the god of Luoshui here. ”
As soon as Luo Jing's words came out, many of the officials accompanying him couldn't help but start to be sour, we don't even know what our great-grandfather's name is, and you can still say what happened a thousand years ago.
Isn't it great if it's a long legacy?
Can you show off in front of us if you have a long heritage?
Although their hearts were either envious or sour, everyone still said, "You should be sacrificed." ”
Then I heard Luo Jing say: "When the ancestor was Pinggong, the ancestor of Lingjun was the regent, she never married, and after her death, she became a god to serve King Su, and the concubine of the past year was the god of Luoshui, you must be respectful, if you have a disrespectful heart, don't blame me for the sharpness of the sword." ”
When everyone heard this, they were awe-struck, except for a few people who were originally born in the old land of Luoguo, everyone else was in their hearts, they didn't expect that there would be such a thing.
These are the legends of Bang Zhou, many people don't know about it, and Luo's also has no large-scale publicity, but Luo Jing has decided to publicize the deeds of his ancestors in the next few years, and be sure to let the world know.
The position of the apex in people's hearts is so big, if you don't occupy it, others will occupy it, just like the supremacy of King Su, there will be others without King Su, so it is better to let King Su occupy it.
Luo Jing ordered everyone to build a high platform for sacrifice on the bank of the Yiluo Water River, and then took out the sacrifices from the army and held a sacrifice on the bank of Yiluo.
As soon as this sacrifice was held, the atmosphere of the whole team changed, and the major events of the country, in Rong Zheng, sacrifice has always been one of the most effective ways to improve morale and cohesion.
After Luo Jing finished sacrificing Ji Lingjun, he led the delegation to Luoyang City, where there were a lot of people coming in and out, especially the merchants, who did not stop for almost a moment, and it seemed that the merchants of the whole world gathered here.
Of course, in fact, it is almost the same, Luoyang, Handan, Linzi, Wancheng, Zhaocheng, these are the most prosperous commercial cities in the past, quite rich, the world's merchants go back and forth between these cities, you can earn high wealth, but Guanzhong is a little remote, and because of the excessive emphasis on agriculture and light commerce in the Qin State in the past, there are a lot fewer businessmen.
Although Chang'an was the capital of the Han Dynasty, in fact, Luoyang was much richer at least at this time, because the Han royal family attached no less importance to Luoyang than Chang'an, and as the capital of the Zhou Dynasty for nearly 800 years, it was also considered to have a heavenly spirit.
Luoyang is built of boulders and earth blocks, overlapping and overlapping, the city wall is thick, the moat outside the city is wide and deep, the water of Yiluo is poured into it, under the light of the sun, it is extremely dazzling, this is the pearl city of the whole Shandong.
Due to the large arsenal and granaries in Luoyang and its surroundings, this is an important place to lead to Guanzhong, once the rebels take control of Luoyang, and then attack everywhere from the Luoyang Passes, Guanzhong is even defeated without a fight.
Therefore, in the Han Dynasty, it is not given to any courtiers, not even the prince, and the soldiers guarding it are also extremely elite.
The Henan county guard led the officials of Henan County and Luoyang City to visit Luojing, "The ministers meet the prince, and the prince is healthy." ”
Luo Jing didn't move, the daring soldiers turned over and dismounted, their right hand was held on the hilt of the knife on the left waist, and the awe-inspiring aura spread, they took a few steps forward, and said in a deep voice: "Honor, please also make the county soldiers disarm and abandon their weapons." ”
Henan County Shouyan's face changed when he heard this, and he was a little flustered, but he didn't expect to be negligent about this, and said in a loud voice: "Prince, the subordinates are negligent, please forgive me." ”
After speaking, he asked the county soldiers to disarm and retreat, and the daring soldiers slowly retreated, but they still protected Luo Jing behind him, always paying attention to the surroundings, as if there were hidden arrows hurting people, and the guards flew into the city and took over all the defenses within a few hundred meters.
Luo Jing then Shi Shiran said: "Don't blame me, I have the emperor's order, deter the ghost, there is a great deal of involvement, it is really not negligent, if there is any offense, please understand one or two." ”
Luo Jing's actions really made the officials of Henan County shocked and suspicious, and they were too cautious, as if someone was going to assassinate him.
If ordinary people did this in front of them, they would have been angry a long time ago, this is a naked disbelief in them, and even if it is other Luo's sons, the Henan county guard is not ready to endure it.
But in the face of Luo Jing, he can only endure it, the son of King Luowen, His Majesty the Emperor's most trusted close minister and cousin, and the second generation with the hardest relationship between the entire Han Dynasty is the one in front of him, even if he has a prince, before he ascended the throne, I am afraid that he is not as good as this.
Thinking of this, the county guard of Henan hurriedly said: "The prince has a great responsibility, and the ministers know it, how dare they blame you?" ”
Luo Jing's gaze swept over the ministers of Henan County, most of them hung their heads and tied their hands, motionless, and looked very obedient, but he knew that this was all an appearance.
It has been decades since the founding of the Han Dynasty began with Liu Bang, and it has been decades since the world was peaceful, and at the time of Chengping, the degeneration of officials was extremely fast.
Luo Jing dared to guarantee that among the dozens of officials in front of him, there was definitely something missing from killing half of them, and there may be few corrupt among these people, after all, to be such a high-ranking official, they are basically from a big family.
But there are definitely those who forcibly occupy the people's fields for the purpose of the family, or participate in the crime, because he has seen with his own eyes how many people Luo Xin has belittled and exiled for this reason.
Luo Xin has always attached great importance to the rule of officials, and once said: "The rule of officials, the foundation of the world, the corruption of officials, the talent of heaven, the policy of benefiting the country, and the law of harming the people. ”
All policies in the world lie in the implementation of people, no matter how good the policy and original intention, as long as the following thinks about playing bad, there is always a way, this is the so-called policy, there are countermeasures.
Especially in the Han Dynasty, Luo Xin fully realized that it was unrealistic for the imperial court to strictly control the local government, and all localities must formulate their own policies according to the situation in various places under the framework of the imperial court.
This gives the local government a lot of power, this method can be regarded as both advantages and disadvantages, when a strongman like Luo Xin is in power, the local officials are trembling, of course, they don't dare to go too far, but once the court does not have a prime minister who can coordinate the overall situation, the place will let itself go.
Thinking about this, Luo Jing entered Luoyang City surrounded by daring soldiers and guards, followed by the officials of Henan County.
Looking at the guards with swords and guns, cold armor, and Luo Jing's somewhat immature, but extremely serious face, I couldn't help but tremble a little in my heart, and I didn't know what the waiter in front of me wanted to do.
After entering Luoyang City, Luo Jing went straight to Luo's mansion here.
Yes, Luo's has always had a mansion here, which has been handed down since the Bang Zhou period, and after several repairs, after the destruction of the Qin Dynasty and the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang returned a large number of things that once belonged to the Luo family.
(End of chapter)